Gov. Quinn calls special election

(AP) — Illinoisans will vote twice to fill President Barack Obama's old Senate seat in November.

Gov. Pat Quinn filed paperwork Thursday for a special election before lawyers went to court to try to finalize the details of what that ballot will look like.

Voters will pick a senator to serve a six-year term in the regular election and a senator to serve the final weeks of Obama's term in a special election.

The matter ended up in court because a lawsuit was filed after Gov. Pat Quinn didn't schedule a special election after he replaced Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich filled the seat with Democrat Roland Burris shortly before he was impeached.

A federal judge sorting out who would appear on the special election ballot, appears to favor allowing candidates who qualified for the regular November election.